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South Africa is on the cusp of a digital revolution that promises to end the era of ‘the system is down’. The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) recently gazetted draft regulations for a smartphone-based digital identity, a move that could turn our mobile devices into our primary ID cards, birth certificates, and marriage licences – […]
NextEra’s proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy comes as Americans are paying a lot more for electricity, and data centers are demanding a lot more power from utilities.
Cryptocurrency has moved from the edges of the investing world into the center of long-term portfolio conversations. As more people look at digital assets through the lens of retirement, the Crypto IRA category has grown into one of the most active corners of fintech. The challenge for investors is no longer whether to consider crypto […]
As part of the reconciliation bill, the senators have allocated $108 million over three years to add nearly 200 specialists at the Department of Homeland Security.
California truckers have expressed strong interest in the Tesla Semi because it costs much less and can travel further on a charge than electric trucks sold by established manufacturers.
The trial in Oakland, California has helped lift the veil on the AI sector – and the huge egos of the men at the heart of it.
Reliable connectivity has become essential for South African SMEs wanting to meet the expectations of modern digital consumers. [JOHANNESBURG, 19 MAY 2026] – In a digital-first market, customer experience is increasingly shaped by the quality of the connectivity sitting behind it. For a small business, customer experience often lives in everyday moments. […]
A jury’s rejection of Elon Musk’s $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI was a major hurdle crossed. But the maker of ChatGPT faces a list of other problems.
A House transportation bill introduced this week would require owners of electric cars to pay $130 to cover the cost of road repairs.
Classic swipe apps are not as popular as they used to be. People are tired of the same profiles, unrecognisable processed photos, routine phrases, and texting that leads nowhere. However, the need for live communication remains. Therefore, it is not that online dating is dead; it has only transformed. Today, people are looking for each […]
For years, digitisation was largely the domain of large organisations. Enterprise software was expensive, implementation-heavy, and often designed for operational complexity that small businesses simply did not have. Beyond the software itself, the talent required to configure and maintain these systems placed digitisation even further out of reach for many SMMEs. Then came the SaaS […]
MyMoolah, a South African fintech company, today announced the launch of its core digital wallet, giving consumers a practical way to receive, store, send, spend and access money through one platform. The MyMoolah wallet is built for South Africa’s real economy, where digital payments and cash access must work together. Through the wallet, users can […]
Study of Channel finds levels of toxic Pfas in Solent at 13 times safe limits in some places, with much coming from treated sewage
Scientists have found high levels of toxic Pfas, or “forever chemicals”, in soil, water and throughout the marine food chain in the UK’s Solent strait, including at protected environmental sites, according to a new study.
In some samples, pollution was 13 times the...
Lititz, PA — After deploying Helpany’s radar-based AI platform in January 2026, United Zion senior living community cut falls by 70% in four months — and closed April with zero recorded falls, a first in the community’s history. United Zion Retirement Community, a senior living community in Lititz, Pennsylvania and the first community in the […]
Most clothes are made in Asia, but new machines could bring some of that work back to the West.
Researchers hope the project will also help to identify barriers preventing hedgehogs from finding food and mates in the wild.
Even as protests increase, the collapse of Mr. Musk’s suit against OpenAI and Sam Altman will speed up the artificial intelligence juggernaut.
The company announced the changes two days before it plans to lay off 10 percent of its work force, or about 8,000 employees.
A nine-member jury found that Mr. Musk had waited too long to sue. The setback for the tech mogul frees OpenAI to continue in the artificial intelligence race.
It took a jury less than two hours to decide that Mr. Musk had waited too long to sue. But the testimony over three weeks was still illuminating.
An outbreak of Ebola has emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, leading to nearly 400 confirmed cases and more than 100 deaths. To find out how the outbreak might have begun, what authorities can do to contain it and why this outbreak is causing particular concern, Ian Sample hears from Daniela Manno, a clinical epidemiologist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical...